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Making of a Patriot - Benjamin Franklin at the Cockpit (Paperback)
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Making of a Patriot - Benjamin Franklin at the Cockpit (Paperback)
Series: Critical Historical Encounters
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On January 29, 1774, Benjamin Franklin was called to appear before
the Privy Council--a select group of the king's advisors--in an
octagonal-shaped room in Whitehall Palace known as the Cockpit.
Spurred by jeers and applause from the audience in the Cockpit,
Solicitor General Alexander Wedderburn unleashed a withering tirade
against Franklin. Though Franklin entered the room as a dutiful
servant of the British crown, he left as a budding American
revolutionary. In The Making of a Patriot, renowned Franklin
historian Sheila L. Skemp presents an insightful, lively narrative
that goes beyond the traditional Franklin biography--and behind the
common myths--to demonstrate how Franklin's ultimate decision to
support the colonists was by no means a foregone conclusion. In
fact, up until the Cockpit ordeal, he was steadfastly committed to
achieving "an accommodation of our differences."
The Making of a Patriot sheds light on the conspiratorial framework
within which actors on both sides of the Atlantic moved toward
revolution. It highlights how this event ultimately pitted Franklin
against his son, suggesting that the Revolution was, in no small
part, also a civil war.
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